QUESTION: When was the Christmas tree outline placed on the side of the Shiras Steam Plant in south Marquette? a. 1967 b. 1972 c. 1983 d. 1993 ANSWER: D. In the fall of 1993, BLP permanently affixed the Christmas Tree outline to the side of the Shiras Steam Plant. Yvonne Whitman ...

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula had the highest concentration of people of Finnish descent in the country in the 1990 U.S. Census. Marquette had the honor of hosting Finn Fest USA twice, in 1996 and in 2005. It is an annual festival celebrating Finland, Finnish America, and Finnish culture ...

QUESTION: Which of these was not a part of the Armistice Day celebrations in Marquette in 1927? a. Even though it was a Friday, the Bishop of the Marquette Diocese, Paul Joseph Nussbaum, decreed that Catholics attending American Legion luncheons or banquets could eat meat. b. All ...

MARQUETTE — Over the last several years it has become more and more common to see flocks of wild turkeys throughout the Upper Peninsula. A friend recently recounted that when she slowly drove past a flock of turkeys in Negaunee Township, the tom took offense and chased her car down the ...